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"We look forward to working with the Trump Administration to invest in our nation's waterways, roads, and bridges, and we thank the President for making this issue a top priority".

Wednesday broad messaging continued what the president has been doing all week, largely via his Twitter account. Trump has brushed aside such worries in favor of the potential economic boosts from environmental deregulation on numerous occasions, most recently with last week's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. It has proposed funding the improvements with $200 billion in tax breaks over nine years that would - in theory - leverage $1 trillion worth of construction.

The United States has spent trillions in the Middle East, he said. Under a new infrastructure program, improvements to the nation's 12,000 miles of inland waterways will happen sooner, he said.

"Raya and Dan are just two of the victims of the health care catastrophe caused by congressional Democrats". "It's time to recapture our legacy as a nation of builders and to create new lanes of travel, commerce, and discovery, and we're going to see all the way into the future, and the future's going to be handsome, and the future's going to be bright", he added. At the Rivertowne Marina, Trump was joined by several Cabinet secretaries as well as two NY real estate moguls, Richard LeFrak and Steven Roth, whom Trump had previously named to lead an infrastructure council to monitor progress.

Democrats, many of whom support the idea of an infrastructure package, pushed back on Trump's proposal to privatize air-traffic control. Sen.

Trump's speech came the day before Comey's highly anticipated testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday as the White House faced fresh allegations about possible efforts by the president to influence the investigation into potential ties between his campaign and Russian Federation. Democrats are destroying health care in the country.

"I sent a clear message that America expects fair trade, a level playing field, and so many other things that we're demanding for our workers and for our companies", he said.

USA inland waterways are critical routes for transporting agricultural products, but officials say they've grown old and run down. AP writer Bruce Schreiner contributed to this report from Louisville, Kentucky.

U.S. President Donald Trump (C), flanked by the families of business people he says were harmed by Obamacare, arrives to deliver remarks on the U.S. healthcare system at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. June 7, 2017. Shown are PlayCare co-owner Rays Whalen, left, and CSS Distribution Group President Dan Withrow and their families.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor was one of a number of politicians and officials to attend Trump's speech, and she got a shoutout from the president in his speech.

U.S. President Donald Trump will outline his vision on Wednesday for an infrastructure plan that includes federal grants to rural areas as well as to states and localities to create additional funding for projects, according to a preview of the speech provided by the White House.

Trump will be speaking on the topic of infrastructure at the Rivertowne Marina beginning at about 1:20 p.m.

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Remarkably, he was the first for any Major League Baseball team to combine four home runs, 10 RBI and five hits in one game. With one more potential at-bat, would Gennett get his chance at four homers? "He nearly beat us by himself tonight".

Trump has been publicly dismissive of the Russian Federation investigation for months. "I am not stonewalling ", Sessions replied. Sessions also said nobody in the Trump administration has ordered him to do anything "improper" or "illegal".

It's a full week of infrastructure overhaul at the White House , and for the Trump administration - the sky is the limit. The new entity should honor existing labor agreements but air traffic controllers would no longer be federal employees.

North Korea warned Saturday that it was "not too far away" from testing such a missile. "Headed back to North Korea". North Korea is now detaining four Americans in labour camps - something Mr Rodman has spoken about in the past.

In defiance of the president's tweets on the matter, Comey also confirmed his hope that there are tapes of the conversations . Furthermore, it appears that Comey has found himself in the very same trap he purportedly tried to set for Donald Trump.

When asked, the attorney general would not commit to appearing before the committee again for additional testimony. Angus King (I-Maine), noting that Trump had not yet asserted his executive privilege on the matter.

Prior to kickoff, fans at the Stade de France paid tribute to the victims of the recent militant attacks in Manchester and London. The 23-year-old's extraordinary form has had some England fans thinking it's all a bit too good to be true.

One final push secured a famous win for the Highlanders , pipping the British and Irish Lions 23-22 in a thriller in Dunedin. The same couldn't be said of Banks who rewarded his pack for a monster penalty scrum by putting his side in front again.

Murray, who has never won the clay court Grand Slam, won an 84-minute opening set after clinching a tiebreak 10-8. If I had been in slightly better condition and with a better backhand, it would have been more hard for him".

Crosby had eight goals and 27 points in 24 games of this playoff run, and it's Game 5 that may have swung the vote in his favor. Logic suggests that the Predators are much better positioned to make another run - or runs - at it in the coming years.

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